TomTag- I Know What To Expect At Home Kit

TomTag is a flexible visual support and communication tool that can be used to create personalised visual timetables, schedules, prompts and checklists helping children with daily routines or situations they find difficult by providing them with structure, predictability and reassurance– at home, at school and when out and about.

With the I Know What To Expect At Home Kit, you can create personalised visual schedules,  reminders and checklists to help your child with unstructured time and routines in the home and when going out and about.

A popular and versatile kit to help children understand what they are doing and when in their home routines and to help develop their independent skills.

Everything’s ready to go with TomTag’s colourful, sturdy tags, click-in buttons and symbol stickers. All you need to do is personalise it – just pick, stick, click and off you go. Most children love stickers so let them join in the fun! Helping set them up will encourage them to use it too!

Key benefits

• Creating a structure and routine to your child’s day at home results in a calmer and less chaotic family life
• Showing your child what to expect during their day helps reduce their anxiety and meltdowns caused by unstructured time
• Communicating behaviour expectations helps your child understand what is being said or asked of them and teaches them appropriate social behaviour
• Showing your child what they need to do and in what order leads to less frustration when moving between tasks

• Breaking down self-care activities into smaller steps helps your child learn these important life skills in a fun, engaging and effective way

• Quickly and easily adapt your routines when something different is going to happen

Kit contents

• 7 TomTag Button Holders
• 50 blank buttons to give you the flexibility to create multiple schedules
• 2 attachment loops to fasten TomTag to a hook, belt or bag
• Easy to follow instruction sheet to assemble your TomTag
• In The House sticker pack which contains
  • 72 different symbol stickers (2 copies of each) for

• Personal care & behaviour: Get up, shower, get dressed, brush hair, brush teeth, undress, wash, bath, bed time, use toilet, wash hands, go to sleep, tablets/medicine, glasses, ear defenders, mobile phone, please,  thank you, time out, reward, use timer, quiet, share
• Mealtimes: breakfast, snack, fruit, lunch, sandwich, dinner, sweet treats, picnic, eat, drink
• People & places: mum, dad, brother, sister, family, grandparents, visitor, friend, babysitter, living room, dining room, bedroom, bathroom, kitchen
• Activities: TV, games, baking, read, hobby, homework, tidy up, go to school, no school, walk dog, craft, play inside, iPad/tablet, messy play, listen to music, gaming, play outside, party, lego, pack school bag, puzzles, sensory time, computer, get ready

• 12 blank round stickers for personalisation
• 8 blank rectangular stickers to label your TomTag Button Holders
• Week day stickers to label your TomTag Button Holders

• Out & About sticker pack which contains

• • 72 different symbol stickers (2 copies of each) for

• Places to go: art gallery, museum, day centre, school, friends house, theatre, cinema, café, restaurant, library, home, leisure centre, club, bowling, soft play, church, park, farm, zoo, playground,
• Shops:Shop, supermarket, shopping centre, market, butchers, bread shop, fruit & veg shop, shoe shop, toy shop, clothes shop, changing room (M & F)
• Shopping:buy, spend, take change, bank card, pay with card, checkout, wallet, purse, cash machine, trolley, shopping bag, shopping
• Transport & travel:car, car seat, fasten seat belt, car park, tricycle, bicycle, scooter, bus, bus stop, train, train station, crossing, cross road, town, city
• Behaviour: no biting, no pushing, no kicking, toilets, treat, don’t touch, walk, don’t run, walk together, hold hands, queue, look and listen, wait
• 12 blank round stickers for personalisation
• 8 blank rectangular stickers to label your TomTag Button Holders

Dimensions

• TomTag Button Holder:18cm x 3cm
• Buttons: 2cm diameter

The TomTag I Know What To Expect Range 

The TomTag I Know What To Expect range was originally designed by a mum to help her autistic son, Tom With this range, it’s quick and easy to make personalised visual timelines, schedules  and reminders which can be used anywhere in the home, at school, in care settings or when out and about.

TomTag visual supports can provide structure and guidance to the day or week ahead, helping to lessen anxieties and mange expectations about what is going to happen. This can lead to improvements in behaviour, communication and encourage personal responsibility and independence.

These are truly versatile visual supports.  Use the tags singly to highlight sections of the day or particular tasks. Work towards using just one tag to cover a whole routine or time of day.

TomTag is easy to clean and keep hygienic. TomTag’s plastic button holders and blank buttons can be washed in warm water and a little hand soap should they become dirty and dried with a soft cloth. The stickers are highly water resistant. Simply wipe over with a wet cloth or anti-bacterial wipe.

How does TomTag work?

TomTag uses symbols to show a series of separate tasks or steps involved in a task that are part of a routine, a sequence of events in a timeline or they can be used as a list to teach a new skill by breaking down a single activity into smaller steps.

Many children with autism and other additional needs have strong visual skills. They are more likely to remember and understand what they have seen rather than what they hear. Using a visual support like TomTag to present information visually and in a step-by-step manner allows visual thinkers and learners to take in information at their own pace. Visuals can also act as a reminder when children forget what’s been said or become distracted, TomTag helps to bring their attention back to the task or current situation.

Our Customers say

“The day always start off with tomtags, making sure my son’s visual timetable is ready to help him understand what’s happening on the day.”

“My daughter is able to see what happens visually and it has made such an impact to her behaviours. She now can see the routine and this seems to have calmed her down during transitions. An amazing product.”

“What a fabulous product! I have used and had the greatest week in years….encouraging independence and taking away all anxieties around transitions. thank you for a fab product!”

“Fantastic visual aids, with a good variety of changeable pictures. What a simple way to walk our children through day to day life.”

WARNING: Please note – TomTag is not a toy. Not suitable for children under 36 months due to small parts.